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Medical Xpress / Why the 'gut brain' plays a central role for allergies

An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system.

Nov 25, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Myeloid mimicry enables kidney tumors to resist immunotherapy and worsen rapidly, study finds

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) cells use an adaptive mechanism called "myeloid mimicry" to hide from the immune system and promote disease ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / When substrates dictate the route: Deuterium source reshapes hydrogen isotope exchange pathways

A collaboration between the groups of Professor Mónica H. Pérez-Temprano at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) and Professor Anat Milo at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has uncovered how the characteristics ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Seeing rich people increases support for wealth redistribution, study finds

If people do not observe inequality, they are less likely to favor policies that redistribute wealth, such as taxation—but they are also more satisfied with their lot, according to online experiments involving 1,440 US-based ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / From orbit to X-ray: Imaging the entire EURECA satellite to reveal hidden structural damage

Whether it's a sprained ankle or a backpack at the airport, X-ray images are an everyday occurrence in many areas. Empa researchers at the Center for X-Ray Analytics have succeeded in taking images that are far less commonplace: ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Folklore sheds light on ancient Indian savannas

In the earliest text written in Marathi, a language of millions in western and central India, a 13th-century religious figure named Cakradhara points to an acacia tree as a symbol of the cycle of death and reincarnation.

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one

A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly recommends wearing ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Collaborating minds think alike, processing information in similar ways in a shared task, study shows

Whether great minds think alike is up for debate, but the collaborating minds of two people working on a shared task process information alike, according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Denise Moerel and colleagues ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify five structural eras of the human brain over a lifetime

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five "major epochs" of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brains rewire to support different ways of thinking while we grow, mature, and ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Microplastics disrupt gut microbiome and fermentation in farm animals, study reveals

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ecosystem in the rumen—the first stomach chamber of cattle, reveals an international study.

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Research helps untangle the complexity of small-scale fisheries

By classifying small-scale fisheries into five broad types, a Stanford-led study helps clarify a diverse sector essential to global nutrition and local economies.

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Vampires in the deep: An ancient link between octopuses and squids

Researchers from the University of Vienna (Austria), National Institute of Technology—Wakayama College (NITW; Japan), and Shimane University (Japan) present the largest cephalopod genome sequenced to date. Their analyses, ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology